I tried it in of all places

I tried it in of all places Mooresville, NC, for my Magellan, and it didn't work worth a hoot. I spent hours trying to figure a way to make it work better and finally gave up and took it back. Not sure they are worth the money.

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GPS Units in Use: Mio C310x (primary) and Garmin eTrex Legend for GeoCaching.

don't know that I

don't know that I do...sorry..

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GPS Units in Use: Mio C310x (primary) and Garmin eTrex Legend for GeoCaching.

I think it's worth it.

loved it...when i was leaving ny and taking the turnpike i learned from my fm reciever that there was an accident on the truck side before I was caught in it and was able to move over to the car side, that saved me several hours of waiting....it is also helpful in the Washington DC Baltimore area.

There is a dead spot just

There is a dead spot just south of Baltimore around exit 50 on I-95. It hasn't been catching traffic slowdowns or accidents for about a 6 mile stretch.

Aside from that, I turn it on just before leaving. On the home screen I click on the Diamond shaped icon in the bottom right hand corner and every traffic notification alerts me of all of the fun and excitement to look forward to experiencing.

If they fix the dead spot, I will likely continue my subscription to their service.

Atlanta area

Southern California Area

My Nuvi660 worked well this past week, informing me about the congestion on I15 to Vegas to see the CES show, however it only prompted me when I selected a route, otherwise it did display the areas of congestion ahead and behind me in Greater LA basin..
NickJr

I had mine go off the other

I had mine go off the other day for the first time. It was kind of nice. Not sure if I'm going to buy the service after the free trial. Did have a few spots where it said slow traffic ahead but I never ran into it. We were going maybe 60 mph.

On my c550 has worked 4.0 in

On my c550 has worked 4.0 in all reaches of the D.C. area, in Seattle all over too when visiting last week, and in Greensboro & Raleigh NC all just fine. If you read up on these things - you need to live in a metropolatin area for them to work. The system does NOT have US-wide coverage, certainly not in small towns or rural areas (why would you need it there anyway?). Even then you sometimes get good secondary road info, sometimes not... but the reciever itself is quite sensitive if your area has coverage. I reommend you go to the GTM 20 page on the Garmin site before buying one - there is a coverage map there -
Paul

...but to answer the NYC

...but to answer the NYC question... is it worth it?

If you commute in NYC or major metropolitan area (I do in D.C.) - it's instrumental, pivotal, key to stress reduction. I love mine for helping route around jams, in concert with XM Radio traffic radio (which is not as accurate or fast actually). Never got "no signal" in my areas, at least on the c550. I see 5-30 warnings (3-7 on my route to detour) on every commute run....